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In 2006, we said, “Hello, Grand Rapids, Michigan.” 11 years later, we are saying goodbye. ————————————– It’s been hard to write this post. How does one try to sum up over a decade of experiences into one post? I’d like to say that it’s been a blast, but it hasn’t. Grand Rapids was not an…

Since starting Traveling Seouls, migrating old travel posts from several of my other websites, I decided that it was time to organize my graphics to create a cohesive look. This meant making a graphic that had the same look and feel, giving it a signature Traveling Seouls look. At first, I started with this graphic: Looks…

Welcome to Traveling Seouls! (This post is appropriately titled a Traveler’s Reboot for many reasons.) 1. Traveling Seouls has been through a slow process of migrating old posts. In 2012, I started travel writing on a free WordPress blog called The Seoul of Cyprus. Prof, my hubby, was on sabbatical, and he received a prestigious…

Dear Readers, Good morning! Yesterday I received an email from bab.la about the Top 100 IX blogs contest. I thought, “Ehh.” The Seoul of Cyprus is such an old blog, an archive of of our past, who’s going to vote for an old blog? (It’s not like I promoted the contest or continuously bothered you to vote for The Seoul…

A few weeks ago I shared on Facebook that someone nominated my first blog, The Seoul of Cyprus, for Bab.la and Lexiophiles’s Top 100 International eXchange and eXperience (IX) International Blogs’ Competition. It’s always a nice surprise when an old blog still helps someone adjusting to life as an expat in another country. If you feel…

Dear Readers, I share with you something totally unexpected. The Seoul of Cyprus has been nominated for Expats.com Top Blog Award. In a couple of weeks, all the nominees will post a Top List of any topic of our choosing. So stay tuned! I’ll let you know when my essay is up to vote! Have…

In 2011, never in a million years did I ever think we would: – take our entire family abroad. – live in the country of Cyprus. – want to understand a world outside of the U.S. (Okay, this last one is more for me.) But here we are in 2013 – living abroad in Cyprus and trying…

Dear Readers, First of all, thank you for reading, following, and commenting on The Seoul of Cyprus. It’s been an amazing adventure living abroad these past nine months. Prof and I cannot believe how fast our time has flown by over the course of the academic school year. I wanted to inform you that I…

We just got back from our weekend trip to Crete, and it was a fantastic trip that I hope to share sometime this week. Tonight, I want to share a piece of good news. I opened my stats page on the blog after a long day of sightseeing and traveling to find a nice surprise…

Dear Readers, Today, I am sharing a quick link to my interview with ExpatsBlog.com. ExpatsBlog is a site that allows you to comb through a ton of excellent blogs from around the world – expats sharing their experiences of living live in another country. Click on the link above to read the interview. If you…

I recently entered an essay on Expatsblogs, and this week’s theme is on Education and International Schools. Here is an excerpt of my essay entitled, “Personal Reflection: Language Immersion Programs in the U.S. Vs. International Schools in Cyprus.” “This year, Piano Man attended Kindergarten at an international school in Cyprus. In some sense, I was…

We are about 10-11 weeks away from packing up our bags and moving back to the States, and I can’t believe how fast time is flying by. Looking back, I can see that our journey is divided in three parts: 1. Initial Settling In Period (Months 1-4) Everything was new. The sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and…